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AGILIS
Senior Member
Joined: 27 Feb 2007
No. of posts: 694


View other posts by AGILIS 		Posted: 31 Jul 2008
HI all I have over the past 11years up to my cats death I had huge almost flurescent yellow slugs  OVER 7" LONG that visited my back yard and thrive by eating my cats food including the hard tack cat biscuits I left outside. also they seemed to be able to flatten out and enter under my kitchen door  leaving slug trails everywhere  I think they even tried to eat me slip mat.do you think these are mutants? and can I sleep safely in my bed anymore without the fear of a slug attack  keith AGILIS39660.5178356481
   LOCAL ICYNICAL CELTIC ECO WARRIOR AND FAILED DRUID
Suzi
Senior Member
Joined: 06 Apr 2005
No. of posts: 860


View other posts by Suzi 		Posted: 31 Jul 2008
If you live in a bungalow then possibly not! However if you have stairs you might stop them getting up to get you by liberally sprinkling salt over the stairs. That should slow them down a bit.
Suz
AGILIS
Senior Member
Joined: 27 Feb 2007
No. of posts: 694


View other posts by AGILIS 		Posted: 31 Jul 2008
THANKS SUZI I AM LUCKY GOT SOME STAIRS AND SALT CHEERS KEITHKEITH 
   LOCAL ICYNICAL CELTIC ECO WARRIOR AND FAILED DRUID
sotonsteve
Member
Joined: 25 Sep 2007
No. of posts: 7


View other posts by sotonsteve 		Posted: 02 Aug 2008

 

Some friends have just moved into house with a small patio that is over run with slug and snails.  Any suggestions for an "eco-friendly" way of limitng their number?
adamanteus
Senior Member
Joined: 03 Jun 2008
No. of posts: 66


View other posts by adamanteus 		Posted: 02 Aug 2008
I believe you can buy parasitic nematodes, specializing in slugs/snails, from garden centres.
James.
Dave1812
Member
Joined: 21 Sep 2008
No. of posts: 42


View other posts by Dave1812 		Posted: 24 Sep 2008
My wife bought some eco-friendly product that was made from egg shells that deterred the slugs/snails from crossing and eating our plants 
David Hind
Wildlife Trust (Cumbria) - Member
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